The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-05-19

The Prsaident In the Chair.
A quorum present
A message from the Governor was received.
Mr.: Williams asked consent 10 call up Senate
Dill No. S56, which was read second time
Mr.. Williams moved that the rules be waived
md the bill be engrossed for q third reading;
agreed to.
Mr.. McMuaray moved that Senate bill No.
les be made the special order for o'clock p
n this day; agreed 10.
Mr.. McKinne asked that Senate bill No. l48
be taken up; agreed to and the bill read second
Mr.. a.skius moved .hesaop.ion of she.mend.
ments offered by the committee; agreed 70 and
The the bill ordered engroesed.
Mr: Fowler asked permission to call up Senate
bin No. 1876 agreed to and the bill read second
time and ordered engrossed.
Mr.. Judge, Chairman of the Committee on
Education, by permission reported Senate bill
Ne 10S favorably.
The consideration of Senate bill No. /, per-
tanning to Railroad Commission, was resumed.
Upon the motion to adopt the following
amendment to the amendment: After section
insert the following, etc., it was agreed TO.
Pending the discussion Mr.. Whidden was
called to the chair.
Upon the motion to adopt the amendment as
amended, It was agreed 10.
Pending which Mr.. Bryan, by permission,
offered the following joint resolution
Be u resolved by The Senate TIE Houss Of Represe~
tativss conewrring, That joint committee composed
OF two members from the Senate and three
members from the House of Representatives be
appointed to visit Kssimmee City and the territory
adjacent thereto affected by the operations Of the
0keeehobee Drainage Company, and report to the
Legislature the condition OF the drained lands and
their susceptibility of cultivation and asked that
the following be read;
WHEREAS, 1t is the opinion Of the citizens of Kis.
Al nnr IT, AnA oF H. 49, -
operations Of the A. & G. c. c. o. L. Co., that
some definite action should be taken by the pres
emit Legislature to definitely decide the difer.
company; and WAsreas, We believe that II there be
not some definite action taken by the present Leg
isature in the matter that It will be years before
active operations will be renewed by the said com
pany, thus greatly damaging the State at large,
and this locality particularly, by retarding a work
Of vast magnitude and importance, and destroying
the value Of present Industries and especially
that OF our sugar industry; therefore,
Be q resolv<d. That We the citizens of Kissimmee
City aid the surrounding country, do invite the
Legislature to appoint Q joint committee Of the
Senate and House Of Representatives to visit the
drained territory and report their conclusions to
their respective bodies, to the end that prompt
tion may be taken by the Legislature In determin-
Ing the questions ct issue between the State and
Benfivtker resolved, That delegation of four OF
our citizens be sent to Tallahassee to coufer with
our Senators and Representatives, and invite the
tlblI VI Tue Legislative COmmIttcc
Whereupen the chair appointed the following
Sigsbee. Captain r. E. Rose and Col. ]. w
Aderholdt.
The resolutions were referred.
Mr.. McMurray moved to adjourn to 8 o'clock
tonight; agreed to.
EIGHT O'CLOCK Pm
The Senate met.
The President in the chair
A quorum not present.
Mr.. Neel moved q cali of the Senate; agreed
to.
Mr. Mallory moved that the Senate take re-
cess of five minutes; agreed to-
TEN MINUTES PAST EIGHT O'CLOCK.
The Senate resumed its session.
The President in the chair.
A quorum present
Mr. Martin move q call of the Senate; moi
agreed to.
Mr.. Chandler moved to adjourn not agreed
70.
Mr.. Neel moved call of the Senate; no.
agreed TO.
Mr.. Neel moved to adjourn until 10 o'clocl
tomorrow morning.
The yeas and nays were called, and resulting
in tie. the President voted no.
Mr.. Tolbert moved to adjourn; not agreed o
Mr.. Bryan moved to adjourn agreed to.
House.
TUESDAY, May II, 1887.
The House met.
The Speaker in the chair.
A quorum present.
Mr.. Upchurch Moved that on and after Thurs
day night next we have night sessions from
ts 10 o'clock, excepting nights of caucus AM
Saturday nights; laid over.
On motion of Mr.. Latham, Mr. Brevard, page
was excused on account Of sickness.
Mr.. Mcclellan moved that Mr.. Hicks be ex
cused on account of sickness.
Mr.. Neel moved that all bills introduced to
day be read the first time by their title; unani
mously agreed to.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The roll of counties being called, the follow
ing bills were introduced, read and referred.
By Mr.. Bitch, of Alachua, House bill No
2oe, TO encourage the destruction of wild cat,
and other predatory animals.
BY Mr.. Mason, House bill No. 800, granting
land TO the Santa Fe Canal Company also
House bill No. 3Ol, 10 prohibit lottery compa
mics in this State
By Mr.. Drake, House bill No. SO2 for the re
lief of certain persons herein named
By Mr.. Latham, House bill No. 3O3, to incor
porate company to construct u railroad from
St. Lucie to Wahneto or Lakeland, and to ope
rate line Of steamers on the Indian River
BY Mr.. Matchett, House bill No. 304 for thu
better regulating the record of instruments az
fecting lands, and making abstracts therefrom.
By Mr.. Lamar, House bill No. sos, to sup
press gambling houses and gambling; also
House pill No. sO6, relating to Court Commits
sionera
By Mr. Shuler, House bill No. 8O7. 10 amend
sections and of an act entitled an act to en-.
courage the destruction Of wolves in the Terri
tory of Florida, approved March 4th, 1841 also
House bill No. 306, to Incorporate the Cara
belle and Georgia Railroad Company.
By Mr.. Robinson, House bill No. 800, to de-
fine the powers OF incorporated cities, giving
school purposes, and 10 construct or buy water
works, and TO regulate same, and to provide
water rates, fire plug rents and frontage cost of
pipes for supplying cities with water.
By Mr.. Chapman, House bill Ne 210, to
make Crystal Spring Creek a navigable stream
in Sumter county.
By Mr. Campbell, House bill No. 81, reouir.
ing Clerks of the Circuit Courts to furnish ab
slract of title from the records in their Office.
By the Committee on Finance and Taxation
House bill No. 3i2, for the assessment and col
lection OF revenue.
Mr. Washington offered the following join,
Resolution:
Resoloed By the Hou. of Rsprssensaeipes tn.
Senate concurring, That the Speaker of the
House and the President of the Senate appoint q
committee TO examine Enrolled Bills, as REQUIRED
By Joint Rule No. 8; which was adopted, and
the Speaker appointed Messrs. Washington and
Davidson OF Dade, - the Committee on the
part Of the House.
By Mr.. Spear House bill No. 813, to repeal
the charters of the cities of Jacksonville, LaVil-
Ia and Fairfield 10 Duval county Also, House
bin No. 814 10 estsbsh the municipality OF Jack.
sonvIlle, provide for its government and pre-
scribe its Jurisdiction In powers.
Mr.. Campbell, Chairman Of the Committee on
Judiciary, reported Honse bills Nos 107 aud
277 with amendments and favorably On House
bill No. 268
Mr.. Duncan, Of Sumter. Chairman on Finance